#18 · Centre · DAL
SamSteel
Next milestone 6 games from 500
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 6
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Centre
- Born
- February 3, 1998 (age 28)
- Birthplace
- Ardrossan, Alberta, CAN
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 185 lb (84 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2016 ANA, round 1, #30 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed21.1 mphleague avg 21.1 mph49th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph7league avg 3.983rd percentile
- Distance skated7.0 mileague avg 6.2 mi65th percentile
- Hardest shot76.4 mphleague avg 71.8 mph51st percentile
- Time in the offensive zone43.5%league avg 42.1%64th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.55 | -0.55 | 10 | 2 | .055 |
| 2025-26 | 12 | 13.52 | -1.52 | 149 | 52 | .091 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 36:59 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 81.3% | 47.5% | +33.8 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 68.6% | 53.7% | +14.9 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–0
- xG for–against
- 2.0–0.5
- Average rating
- 6.6
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen | 3 | 16:36 | 81.5% |
| Arttu Hyry | 3 | 16:09 | 82.5% |
| Wyatt Johnston | 3 | 16:06 | 80.8% |
| Jamie Benn | 2 | 11:05 | 90.3% |
| Justin Hryckowian | 2 | 3:01 | 82.2% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 6.6 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 494 | 61 | 115 | 176 | -27 | 154 | 574 | 10.6 | 19 |
| Playoffs | 48 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -6 | 24 | 44 | 6.8 | 0 |
Season by season (9)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Stars | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Stars | 73 | 12 | 21 | 33 | +3 | 24 | 82 | 14.6 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | Stars | 79 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 31 | 89 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Stars | 77 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 86 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Wild | 65 | 10 | 18 | 28 | +11 | 18 | 85 | 11.8 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | Ducks | 68 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -17 | 16 | 66 | 9.1 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | Ducks | 42 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 8 | 42 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Ducks | 65 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -13 | 20 | 85 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | Ducks | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +2 | 8 | 33 | 18.2 | 2 |